It's officially spooky season, and Manhattan Beach's favorite local Halloween light show, "The Nightmare Before Christmas on Palm Avenue," will run through Halloween.

The show, produced by the Zipperman family, is on display at the corner of 19th St. and Palm Ave. The show runs at 6:30 and 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, and all evening on Halloween. 

The Zippermans' astonishingly high-end display of lights, characters, and music is now in its 15th year. It's known as "the best show in town;" attracting neighbors and families from all over Manhattan Beach and beyond.

Returning characters include a dancing Oogie Boogie; and Lock, Shock, and Barrel who have captured Santa.

New for this year is a large Zero to go with the huge Jack Skellington. "We also added Santa and reindeer to the roof," Brooke Zipperman told MB News. 

According to Steve Zipperman, the light shows started with inspiration from the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland. "It started out as some lights and a couple songs and has evolved into a 25-minute light show with characters, different themes from the Nightmare Before Christmas movie, bubbles and even snow," he said.

Zipperman added, "The show has grown because we love seeing the smiling faces and the dancing kids every night. We have people that come to the house almost every evening and it makes us so happy."

As always, the show is free and open to all ages.